steven c newman
12-13-2014, 3:56 PM
Had an old SKIL router table, and a B&D 1/4" router, yard sale items. One problem
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It was sitting ON MY TOOL CHEST. Had some metal parts from an old loft bed. Cut some "legs" to 27-1/4" long. Had a little bit of 1/2" plywood sitting , in my way. Cut a few strips of that to about 4" wide. Had a box of drywall screws. Coarse thread, 1-5/8" long. Grabbed a couple clamps, and a drill with a driver in it.
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Three screws per leg joint. As long as the ply was clamped down, the screws went right through the metal. After the two sides were together, added a deck of sorts
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Same as before, clamp it, add a few screws. Had a few extra strips of that 4" wide plywood
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added one to each end. I could make sure that the legs were square this wat, too. One strip at each end. makes an open "grid" top.
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Then added two more strips across the top, to attach the SKIL table legs to
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Hey, any dust and chips can just fall to the floor. I can add other items to the deck as needed. For now, I just parked it out of the way
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The plywood leaning there is the second scrap I have. I also have a project to use that one up. Rest of the full sheet of 1/2" plywood? Laying under the mattress of my bed, to help the back a bit..:rolleyes:
basically, just using up what scraps are still in the shop. Now, i can go to work on that tool chest a little better.
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It was sitting ON MY TOOL CHEST. Had some metal parts from an old loft bed. Cut some "legs" to 27-1/4" long. Had a little bit of 1/2" plywood sitting , in my way. Cut a few strips of that to about 4" wide. Had a box of drywall screws. Coarse thread, 1-5/8" long. Grabbed a couple clamps, and a drill with a driver in it.
302070
Three screws per leg joint. As long as the ply was clamped down, the screws went right through the metal. After the two sides were together, added a deck of sorts
302071
Same as before, clamp it, add a few screws. Had a few extra strips of that 4" wide plywood
302072
added one to each end. I could make sure that the legs were square this wat, too. One strip at each end. makes an open "grid" top.
302073
Then added two more strips across the top, to attach the SKIL table legs to
302074
Hey, any dust and chips can just fall to the floor. I can add other items to the deck as needed. For now, I just parked it out of the way
302075
The plywood leaning there is the second scrap I have. I also have a project to use that one up. Rest of the full sheet of 1/2" plywood? Laying under the mattress of my bed, to help the back a bit..:rolleyes:
basically, just using up what scraps are still in the shop. Now, i can go to work on that tool chest a little better.